Hail, Salem
- When
- May 12, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Salem County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -75.400
Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, May 12, 1987
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gloucester
- When
- May 12, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Gloucester County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -75.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington
- When
- May 12, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Burlington County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -74.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Atlantic
- When
- May 12, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Atlantic County
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -74.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Ocean
- When
- May 12, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ocean County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.670, -74.170
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Colorado, May 12, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 12, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 12, 1987
- Hail in Mississippi, May 12, 1987
- Hail in Kentucky, May 12, 1987
- Hail in Alabama, May 12, 1987
- Tornado in Florida, May 12, 1987
- Hail in North Carolina, May 12, 1987
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 12, 1987
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1987Every state in 1987This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, May 1987
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10079310, 10079311, 10079312, 10079313, 10079314.